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Birth Registration by African country
Botswana has the highest birth registration rate for children under 5 of any African country, at 100%, ahead of Tunisia and Algeria.
Share of children under 5 whose births are registered with a civil authority (UNICEF). 51 of 54 countries, ranked · UNICEF CHILD WELFARE, 2021.
Latest available year varies by country (2006–2025); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
Botswana
Tunisia
AlgeriaBy region
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| # | Country | Birth Registration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 100% | |
| 2 | Tunisia | 99.8% | |
| 3 | Algeria | 99.6% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 4 | Libya | 99.6% | |
| 5 | Egypt | 99.1% | |
| 6 | Sao Tome and Principe | 98.6% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 7 | Morocco | 96.9% ⚠ ’18 | |
| 8 | Republic of the Congo | 95.9% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 9 | Gabon | 95.6% | |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 95.5% | |
| 11 | Comoros | 95.1% | |
| 12 | Benin | 92.6% | |
| 13 | Djibouti | 91.7% ⚠ ’06 | |
| 14 | Cabo Verde | 91.4% ⚠ ’10 | |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 90.4% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 16 | Mali | 89.2% | |
| 17 | South Africa | 88.6% ⚠ ’17 | |
| 18 | Rwanda | 85.6% ⚠ ’20 | |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 84.8% | |
| 20 | Burundi | 83.5% ⚠ ’17 | |
| 21 | Togo | 82.9% ⚠ ’17 | |
| 22 | Senegal | 81.4% | |
| 23 | Lesotho | 80.1% | |
| 24 | Malawi | 78.2% | |
| 25 | Namibia | 78.1% ⚠ ’16 | |
| 26 | Kenya | 76% | |
| 27 | Ghana | 74.5% | |
| 28 | Madagascar | 73.8% | |
| 29 | Tanzania | 67.7% | |
| 30 | Sudan | 67.3% ⚠ ’14 | |
| 31 | Liberia | 66.3% ⚠ ’20 | |
| 32 | Niger | 65.9% | |
| 33 | Eswatini | 65.7% | |
| 34 | Guinea | 62% ⚠ ’18 | |
| 35 | Cameroon | 61.9% ⚠ ’18 | |
| 36 | Gambia | 59% ⚠ ’20 | |
| 37 | Equatorial Guinea | 53.5% ⚠ ’11 | |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 48.7% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 39 | Guinea-Bissau | 46% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 40 | Central African Republic | 44.8% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 41 | Mauritania | 44.8% | |
| 42 | Nigeria | 39.7% | |
| 43 | Angola | 37.7% | |
| 44 | South Sudan | 35.4% ⚠ ’10 | |
| 45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 33.5% | |
| 46 | Uganda | 32.2% ⚠ ’16 | |
| 47 | Mozambique | 31.3% | |
| 48 | Chad | 25.7% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 49 | Zambia | 7.9% | |
| 50 | Somalia | 3% ⚠ ’06 | |
| 51 | Ethiopia | 2.7% ⚠ ’16 |
Libya
Egypt
Sao Tome and Principe
Morocco
Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Cote d'Ivoire
Comoros
Benin
Djibouti
Cabo Verde
Sierra Leone
Mali
South Africa
Rwanda
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Togo
Senegal
Lesotho
Malawi
Namibia
Kenya
Ghana
Madagascar
Tanzania
Sudan
Liberia
Niger
Eswatini
Guinea
Cameroon
Gambia
Equatorial Guinea
Zimbabwe
Guinea-Bissau
Central African Republic
Mauritania
Nigeria
Angola
South Sudan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uganda
Mozambique
Chad
Zambia
Somalia
EthiopiaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Birth Registration figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=birth_registration_pct&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest birth registration rate for children under 5?
Botswana has the highest birth registration rate for children under 5 in Africa at 100% (2021), followed by Tunisia and Algeria.
Which African country has the lowest birth registration rate for children under 5?
Ethiopia has the lowest birth registration rate for children under 5 of the 51 African countries with data, at 2.7% (2016).
How many African countries report Birth Registration data?
51 of 54 African countries have a Birth Registration figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2006–2025). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=birth_registration_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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